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The Princely Players to open
spring Artists Series
UW-Eau Claire hosts Fulbright
Scholar from Islamic University of Gaza
March 4 event to celebrate teaching
UW-Eau Claire University Theatre
to present ‘Cabaret’
National TRIO Day recognized
Campus Campaign 2003-04:
Pics by Rick: Winter wonderland
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The Princely Players to open
spring Artists Series
 The
Princely Players, an eight-member vocal ensemble from Nashville, will
present the songs that galvanized the freedom struggle of Africans in
America at its performance Wednesday, Feb.
25, at UW-Eau Claire.
Titled “On the Road to Glory,” the Artists Series presentation
will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Schofield Auditorium.
“On the Road to Glory” presents the songs of hope and liberation
— “Amazing Grace,” “Steal Away,” “Swing
Low, Sweet Chariot,” “We Shall Overcome” and many
others — that bound people together in the struggle against slavery
and racial discrimination. The centuries-long struggle for freedom by
Africans in America stands as an example of the power of the human spirit,
a testament that still speaks to oppressed people today. Full
story. 
UW-Eau Claire hosts
Fulbright Scholar from Islamic University of Gaza
UW-Eau Claire is hosting Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Mohamed Riffi from Gaza, Palestine, for the current academic year.
Riffi, an associate professor of mathematics at Islamic University of
Gaza in Rimal, Gaza, is one of approximately 800 foreign faculty and
professionals brought to the United States this year to teach and do
research through the Fulbright Scholar Program.
Riffi teaches probability theory and mathematical statistics courses
at the graduate and undergraduate levels at his home university. He
holds a bachelor’s degree from Mansoura University, Mansoura,
Egypt; a master’s degree in mathematics from Ohio University;
and a Ph.D. in Probability Theory from Northwestern University.
While at UW-Eau Claire, he is researching the use of technology as a
tool in the teaching of mathematics. In addition, he is teaching a statistics
course this semester. Full
story.
March 4 event to celebrate
teaching
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| Award-winning first-grade teacher and author
Karen Hale Hankins will be the featured speaker. She'll talk about
her book, "Teaching Through the Storm: One Teacher's Journal
of Hope." |
An event to celebrate the profession of teaching
will be held 6:30 p.m. March 4 in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center
at UW-Eau Claire.
“Celebrate Teaching 2004” is open to teachers from the community
and the university, students who are preparing to become teachers and
others who are interested in celebrating the education profession.
Education students provided the impetus for the celebration, which School
of Education Associate Dean Katherine Rhoades hopes will become an annual
event.
“The students said that they wanted to come together to celebrate
our profession, so we decided to do something about that,” Rhoades
said, noting that the university’s School of Education has much
to celebrate. Full
story.
UW-Eau Claire University
Theatre to present ‘Cabaret’
 The
Music and Theatre Arts Department will present the musical “Cabaret”
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Riverside Theatre on the UW-Eau
Claire campus. Additional performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb.
27-28 and March 2-6 and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 29 and March 7.
The musical team of John Kander and Fred Ebb explore the life of pre-WWII
Germany in Cabaret. The original Broadway production received eight
Tony Awards and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
The 1998 revival received four Tony awards, including Best Revival.
“‘Cabaret,’ is a provocative and challenging musical
that deals with mature subject matter,” says director Richard
Nimke, assistant professor of theatre.
Toni Poll-Sorensen, professor of dance, is the choreographer, and Mitra
Sadeghpour, assistant professor of music, is the music director and
conductor. Full story
and ticket information.
National TRIO Day recognized
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| Marjean Rude (left), a nontraditional
elementary education student, was congratulated by Twink Hanson,
Educational Opportunity Center, for receiving the TRIO Dedication
Award. (Photo by Bruce Dybvik) |
UW-Eau Claire recognized National TRIO Day with
a program and awards ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Davies Theatre.
Awards were presented to outstanding TRIO students and to UW-Eau Claire
staff members who have provided exceptional service for TRIO programs.
TRIO programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Education to promote
the academic achievement of students from families of limited income,
students whose parents do not have a college degree and students with
disabilities. Program participants range in age from sixth-graders to
adults.
UW-Eau Claire currently operates four TRIO projects: Upward Bound, Student
Support Services, the Educational Opportunity Center and the McNair
Program.
Campus Campaign 2003-04
In their own words: Faculty, staff share
why they give to Campus Campaign
 Barbara
Solfest supports a scholarship she once received as an undergraduate.
Michael Carney wants to give back to the place where he earned his bachelor's
degree and where he now pursues his career as a faculty member. Jim
Knutson-Kolodzne hopes to help increase the level of diversity on campus.
Their motivations are varied, but they and many other UW-Eau Claire
faculty and staff members have made the same decision: to participate
in the UW-Eau Claire Foundation's Campus Campaign 2003-04. Eight faculty
and staff members recently shared their reasons for participating as
February, the official month of Campus Campaign 2003-04, enters its
final week. Full
story.
Pics by Rick: Winter wonderland
Photographer Rick Mickelson, Teaching and Learning
Technology Development Center, recently captured a beautiful winter
morning in these photos.
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